I have a 36 gallon bow front that’s been running since beginning of February. Tank was set up with live sand, fluval cycle and a few live rocks from a tank at the LFS
AI Nero Power head
Aqueon hang on back filter
CPR aquatics protein skimmer
PH: 7.8
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 40
These numbers were taken after about a 35%-45% water change.
At this point it should be clear that my parameters are completely out of whack.
I have an API Test kit which I now know was a bad choice. It was the one my dad always used growing up so when I got back in the hobby I picked one up.
Inhabitants:
Picasso & Ocellaris Clown hosting a carpet
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Snowflake Eel (8”-10”)
6 Line Wrasse
Halloween Tuxedo Urchin
Halloween Hermit
Electric Blue Hermit
CUC includes nassaruis, bumble bee, astrea, nerite and margarita snails, one trochus and one smaller turbo and a sand conch
Coral Banded Shrimp
RBTA
Super Rainbow BTA
Darasa Clam
Frozen Tundra Trachy
Zoas
A chalice
Xenia
Small Kenya Tree
Small Neon Green Nepthia
Small Toadstool Leather
3 1” frag plugs of SPS
1 1.5”-2” red candy cup coral
1 3”x2” red candy cup coral
1 green mushroom silver dollar size
1 brown mushroom with light spots
1 unknown, possibly acan or favia?
Most people like to “get their feet wet” when trying a new hobby.... me, I dove right in with a rocket powered jet pack, going so fast it would melt your face. I admit, I made mistakes and introduced things too quickly and now am paying for it. I thought I was doing enough research on tank mate compatibility, tank sizes etc. etc. but recently I’ve had two fish die. I’m moving 6 hours away in about 4 days and this is the worst possible time for things to go wrong.
Positives:
Corals are thriving, I have seen new growth on almost all my sps, my clam seems very happy and the trachy and favia? look very happy as well. Those being the most sensitive inhabitants in the tank, I assumed nothing was wrong until one of my corals died (I think this was due to the carpet moving) and one of the fish died (A Clarkii clown) The downfall basically started when the carpet moved and was compounded with a hot day, a lack of research and ice cubes (which I’m certain is responsible for the wonky parameters)
I have a 10 gallon “holding/observation tank” that has a baby lemon peel angel, snowstorm clown, wall hammer, frammer, branching hammer, blastomussa & unknown anemone (long tentacles, purple mouth, tentacles kinda glow green at night) everything I have in this tank is doing absolutely amazing. Blasto polyps are huge, the euphyllias are wide open and the clown likes to lay on the wall hammer at night
I have a 55 gallon Hexagon waiting to be set up after the move.
And so to finally get to the main questions now that you know a little bit as to what’s going on, would it be better to completely start over and do it right with more patience after I move? Give my livestock to the local LFS? Should I keep my favorite livestock only and give the rest to the LFS? And ultimately and ideally, how can I save the tank as a whole? I realize that I am responsible for the happiness and well-being of everything I put in my tank and I admit that as a beginner I made several mistakes, I have accepted that and am ready to move on in a way that is best for all my inhabitants so as to prevent any more losses.
Thank you for your time.
AI Nero Power head
Aqueon hang on back filter
CPR aquatics protein skimmer
PH: 7.8
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 40
These numbers were taken after about a 35%-45% water change.
At this point it should be clear that my parameters are completely out of whack.
I have an API Test kit which I now know was a bad choice. It was the one my dad always used growing up so when I got back in the hobby I picked one up.
Inhabitants:
Picasso & Ocellaris Clown hosting a carpet
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Snowflake Eel (8”-10”)
6 Line Wrasse
Halloween Tuxedo Urchin
Halloween Hermit
Electric Blue Hermit
CUC includes nassaruis, bumble bee, astrea, nerite and margarita snails, one trochus and one smaller turbo and a sand conch
Coral Banded Shrimp
RBTA
Super Rainbow BTA
Darasa Clam
Frozen Tundra Trachy
Zoas
A chalice
Xenia
Small Kenya Tree
Small Neon Green Nepthia
Small Toadstool Leather
3 1” frag plugs of SPS
1 1.5”-2” red candy cup coral
1 3”x2” red candy cup coral
1 green mushroom silver dollar size
1 brown mushroom with light spots
1 unknown, possibly acan or favia?
Most people like to “get their feet wet” when trying a new hobby.... me, I dove right in with a rocket powered jet pack, going so fast it would melt your face. I admit, I made mistakes and introduced things too quickly and now am paying for it. I thought I was doing enough research on tank mate compatibility, tank sizes etc. etc. but recently I’ve had two fish die. I’m moving 6 hours away in about 4 days and this is the worst possible time for things to go wrong.
Positives:
Corals are thriving, I have seen new growth on almost all my sps, my clam seems very happy and the trachy and favia? look very happy as well. Those being the most sensitive inhabitants in the tank, I assumed nothing was wrong until one of my corals died (I think this was due to the carpet moving) and one of the fish died (A Clarkii clown) The downfall basically started when the carpet moved and was compounded with a hot day, a lack of research and ice cubes (which I’m certain is responsible for the wonky parameters)
I have a 10 gallon “holding/observation tank” that has a baby lemon peel angel, snowstorm clown, wall hammer, frammer, branching hammer, blastomussa & unknown anemone (long tentacles, purple mouth, tentacles kinda glow green at night) everything I have in this tank is doing absolutely amazing. Blasto polyps are huge, the euphyllias are wide open and the clown likes to lay on the wall hammer at night
I have a 55 gallon Hexagon waiting to be set up after the move.
And so to finally get to the main questions now that you know a little bit as to what’s going on, would it be better to completely start over and do it right with more patience after I move? Give my livestock to the local LFS? Should I keep my favorite livestock only and give the rest to the LFS? And ultimately and ideally, how can I save the tank as a whole? I realize that I am responsible for the happiness and well-being of everything I put in my tank and I admit that as a beginner I made several mistakes, I have accepted that and am ready to move on in a way that is best for all my inhabitants so as to prevent any more losses.
Thank you for your time.